5 Essential Tips To Jumpstart Your Marketing Career

My syndication through BrazenCareerist
has made me think a lot more about my career path. In part, my vocation
(online marketing) did not even exist when I was in college.

How did I get here? And how can I help others find success in their marketing careers?

I posed the following question to my friends in the WordPress
Marketing Bloggers Network (WMBN): "What was the most important lesson
that prepared you for your marketing career?" Their replies were
insightful, honest, and practical. Here are 5 essential tips to help
you on your way to a career in marketing.

I guess I would boil it down to two words: Don’t Stop.
Don’t stop writing, thinking, learning, meeting people, whatever. Once
you stop, you’re done. Try something new or different and if it doesn’t
quite work, don’t stop, just try it a different way. Marketing is about
constantly tweaking, even when it’s working.

As a creative guy (copywriter), it was sometimes
frustrating to see the client change something that I’d worked really
hard on. But then a creative director sat me down, explained that my
passion was admirable, but it was their money. It’s important to state the argument, but if they don’t agree, it’s their money.